Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Starting a business - Score

Russia
93.06
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
93.14
in 2019
Russia rank
39th
Saudi Arabia rank
37th

Starting a business - Score over time

  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 93.14 against 93.06 in Russia, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 190 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 79.7 44.55 35.15 Russia
2010s 89.33 77.07 12.26 Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business - score, Russia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 93.14 against 93.06 in Russia as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business - score between Russia and Saudi Arabia?
0.08, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Russia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for starting a business - score?
Russia ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Starting a business - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Starting a business - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.